Researchers found that people make much more accurate estimates when they have access to information about both the speed of a moving object and the timing of its rhythmic patterns. Catching a ...

Humans can visually perceive the motion of a small object better than that of a large one. By contrast, according to a study reported in the journal Current Biology on September 5, babies under 6 ...

A multi-institution team across Canada and the West Indies reports that gaze patterns can serve as a sensitive marker of cognitive decline, with associated reductions in explorative, adaptive, and ...

Three types of looming-selective neurons have been found in the nucleus rotundus of pigeons, each computing a different optical variable related to image expansion of objects approaching on a direct ...

The cerebellum is a region of the brain that helps us refine our movements and learn new motor skills. Patients and mouse models experience many kinds of abnormal movements when their cerebellum is ...

There’s something intriguing about the unknown, especially when it’s hurtling towards our solar system. Astronomers and scientists across the globe are currently tracking a mysterious object making ...

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 1 (JANUARY 2012), pp. 1-9 (9 pages) Bulbul species (family Pycnonotidae) are important seed dispersers in Asian forests, but almost nothing is known of their ...

The primary object of this study is to determine whether bison movements were seasonal and sufficiently regular to be considered migratory. The analysis utilizes an ecological framework in which bison ...